Stormwater Dispute Delays Annexation

January 23, 1989

WOOD DALE — The Wood Dale City Council has delayed annexation of a 2-acre strip of land, the final lot in the Mark Street warehouse complex, because of a dispute with the developer over stormwater management. Hamilton Partners of Itasca hopes to begin construction of a warehouse on the site as soon as weather permits, said Tom Maher, a company representative.

Maher argued at last week`s City Council meeting that the company should be required to meet the release rate from storm drains dictated by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, not the stricter rate required by Wood Dale. Stormwater will drain into the Cook County system, and meeting Wood Dale`s release rate would be more expensive, Maher said.

Wood Dale officials sought assurance that stormwater on the property would not aggravate the city`s Salt Creek flooding problems.